The McLaren team have provided an update on the cars of both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. The Woking-based outfit were forced into major repairs following the incident in the earlier Sprint race.

McLaren F1 bosses blame rival drivers for the crash between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the start of the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown described the first-lap incident that in which his two cars collided and retired from the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix as “amateur hour driving.”

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has hit out at Formula 1 rivals for "amateur hour driving" that left both of his drivers out of the United States Grand Prix sprint. The b

In Singapore last time out, Max Verstappen closed the gap to Piastri to 63 points after beating both McLaren drivers. However, the real drama occurred between the team-mates as Norris bumped wheels with his title rival on lap one as they tussled over third place.

OSCAR PIASTRI and Lando Norris were both left OUT of the sprint after colliding on the first corner. The McLaren pair tangled after Piastri was tagged by Nico Hulkenberg – meaning he

Instead of bouncing back in Sprint qualifying in Austin, Piastri, by his own admission, had a “pretty scruffy lap” where he “just didn’t really get it together”. In a season in which Norris has been the one complaining about his qualifying laps, the Briton finished ahead of his teammate.

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri appears to be settling into Texas life with ease, posting photos of a laid-back barbecue dinner in Austin ahead of the United States Grand Prix. Giant plates of food are probably not something the elite F1 athletes get a lot of back in Europe.